Food-Store Fusion: Ahold Takes Over Delhaize

7:58 am ESTMay 12, 2015

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Matthew Curtin

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European grocery chains Ahold and Delhaize Group have agreed on a $29 billion tie-up which creates one of the largest supermarket operators in the U.S. Here’s what you need to know about the merger of the Netherlands-based Ahold and its smaller Belgium-based rival.